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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sanofi-Aventis to Acquire Merck's Interest in MerialGLOBAL - Sanofi-Aventis and Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Merck will sell its 50 per cent interest in the companies' current animal...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Boehringer Ingelheim Sees Sales RiseGLOBAL - The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim saw sales rise by 8.3 per cent in the first six months of 2009 compared to the previous year and because of a positive exchange rate this translated...
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Pfizer May Sell Animal Health AssetsGENERAL - Pfizer Inc. is 'actively engaged in negotiations’ over animal-health assets that it must divest to win US regulatory approval for its acquisition of Wyeth, a Pfizer executive said.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
OIE's Role in the H1N1 Influenza PandemicGLOBAL - Bernard Vallat, Director-General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), explains the Organisation's role in the current 'pandemic H1N1 2009'. Among these is the encouragement of Members...
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Meriden Increases SE Asia Regional Technical Sales TeamSE ASIA - Meriden Animal Health Limited has appointed Dr Vinita Perera MRVCS to join the Regional Technical Sales Team for the South East Asia Region.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Patchy Pig Monitoring May Hide Flu ThreatGLOBAL - Public-health experts are warning that a lack of surveillance may be allowing the 2009 pandemic H1N1 flu virus to go undetected in pigs. This raises the risk that the virus could circulate freely...
OIE: Recommendations to Animal Health AuthoritiesGLOBAL - In light of the WHO declaration that the novel influenza A/H1N1 has reached phase 6 of an influenza global pandemic, the OIE maintains its previous recommendations made to animal health authorities...
Monday, June 01, 2009
85th OIE Anniversary Marked with New TransparencyGLOBAL - The Delegates of OIE Members marked the 85th anniversary of the creation of the OIE by renewing and strengthening their commitments, especially as regards transparency.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Climate Change Brings Heightened Disease RiskGLOBAL - The impact of climate change on the emergence and re-emergence of animal diseases has been confirmed by a majority of World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) member countries in a worldwide...
Friday, May 22, 2009
OIE: Global Standards for Humane Killing of AnimalsGLOBAL - The OIE already strongly advised on the pointless culling of pigs in relation with the recent outbreaks of novel A/H1N1 influenza.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
World Swine Vaccine Market Driven by PCV2 VaccinationGLOBAL - PCV2 vaccination has driven the pig vaccine market, according to Boehringer Ingelheim.
Friday, May 08, 2009
Spirochaetes as Intestinal PathogensGLOBAL - David J. Hampson (Murdoch University, Australia) and Niyaz Ahmed (University of Hyderabad, India) have published a paper in Gut Pathogens that helps understanding of how the Brachyspira...
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
US and Canada Re-affirm Support for Pork IndustryGLOBAL - Secretary Vilsack and Minister Ritz have re-affirmed their respective governments' support for the pork industry, and that pork is safe to eat.
More Smithfield Experts Visit Farm in MexicoGLOBAL - Smithfield Foods of the US has sent a second expert team to its farm in La Gloria, Mexico, where some believe that the influenza A H1N1 may have started. Local opinion is divided on the matter,...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Swine Influenza Creates Unrest on a Global LevelGLOBAL - Swine influenza, which initially began in Mexico, has now taken its toll on a global scale. Asian countries such as South Korea and Indonesia are taking precautionary measures to prevent the spread...
Thursday, April 02, 2009
New Boar Taint Website LaunchedGLOBE - Now, more than ever, the journey of meat from its source to the dinner table is in the spotlight. Across the globe, consumers are acting on the knowledge that their Sunday roast did not begin life...
Monday, March 30, 2009
DSM Commits to Safety with 'Quality for Life'GLOBE - Global reports of contaminations have increased governmental and consumer awareness of the importance of feed and food safety issues.
Friday, March 20, 2009
OIE and WTO Bond Tightens for Animal HealthGLOBE - During a visit by Mr Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), to the OIE Headquarters in Paris, the leaders of the two organisations further emphasised the benefits...
Monday, September 29, 2008
Bridging the Immunity GapGLOBAL - One of the problems facing swine veterinarians and producers when they try to control Haemophilus parasuis (Glässer’s disease) infection is the ‘immunity gap’, as European Technical...
Monday, September 22, 2008
Haemophilius Parasius and Swine ProductionGLOBE - Haemophilus parasuis is a bacterial pathogen which is found in pig herds worldwide and is an important cause of disease and economic losses.
Monday, September 15, 2008
How Can a Vaccine Control Boar Taint?GLOBE - The boar taint vaccine Improvac® works by stimulating the pig’s immune system to produce antibodies which temporarily block the function of the testes.
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